When God Fails You.

Most everyone who knows of Hillsong had heard this wonderful song;

Oh Lord You've searched me, You know my way, Even when I fail You, I know You love me, Your holy presence, Surrounding me, In every season, I know You love me, I know You love me, At the cross I bow my knee, Where Your blood was shed for me, There's no greater love than this, You have overcome the grave, Your glory fills the highest place, What can separate me now, You go before me, You shield my way, Your hand upholds me, I know You love me, At the cross I bow my knee, Where Your blood was shed for me, There's no greater love than this, You have overcome the grave, Your glory fills the highest place, What can separate me now? You tore the veil, You made a way, When You said that it is done, And when the earth fades, Falls from my eyes, And You stand before me, I know You love me, I know You love me, At the cross I bow my knee, Where your blood was shed for me, There's no greater love than this, You have overcome the grave, Your glory fills the highest place, What can separate me now?

Have you ever had God sing you a song? Has God ever expressed His love for you, personally?
First you would have to believe that God does talk to us, others wise no matter what He said it would only be a happy thought. But lets say that God, Jesus through the Holy Spirit does converse with us, His sons and daughters, after all whats so difficult to believe, you talk to people you love. Acts 2:16But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; 17And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: 18And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:. What else should we think? God talking to man. If your first thought is, I'm not worthy, join the club. If your second thought is not, God made me worthy, you may never know what a great gift God has bestowed on man. Why? To ignore so great a gift, we remove ourselves from the presence of God.

God has spoken to me, literally, many times, in different ways; Dreams, visions, words, the Holy Spirit witnessing words others have spoken as truth, confirming others dreams and visions and of course the written word, out of my belly (such as it is) has flowed living water and twice by song. Of all my encounters with my Father, my elder Brother, the Holy Presence of the Spirit, while all are precious, a few stand out as monumental. One was a vision, one a dream, but the two times God sang His love to me reduced me to tears. The second song was the one above. It was a Sunday gathering. The Lord caught my attention and said, "Listen". This song was sung. Imagine all the words we sing to God reversed and He singing it to you.

Dave, you have searched Me (seeking, knocking, calling out, believing, trusting), you know My ways (what have I kept from you), even when I fail you (allow you to be tried to your limit, when you receive undeserved crushing blows), I know you love Me (your previous trials reveal the strength of your faith), your Holy presence (you kept yourself clean and undefiled, you are Holy as I am Holy), Surrounding Me (waiting on Me, loving to be in My presence), In every season (nothing is more important, you have put me first), I know you love Me (no matter what happens you look to Me), I know you love Me (in the midst of sorrow), At the cross I bowed My knee (I the God of creation died because I love you, I submitted Myself to man and the will of the devil, hung on a cursed tree, and was not ashamed) , Where your blood was shed for Me (you die to your flesh, deny yourself and follow Me), There's no greater love than this (it's the whole duty of man, you lay down your life and do My will), You have overcome the grave (all the promises of My Word are yours, I will grant you eternal life), your glory fills the highest place ( I will proclaim your name before My Father and the Holy Host of heaven), What can separate Me now (who can take you out of My hand, I will always be with you and never forsake you), you go before Me (you proclaim My word, My truth, in the spirit of Elijah), you shield My way (you break down walls put up by man, you repair the breach in truth damaged by religion), your hand upholds Me ( you take no credit for yourself for I am the Author and finisher of your faith), I know You love me (at every turn you exalt Me, you give no credit to the flesh), At the cross I bow my knee, Where Your blood was shed for me, There's no greater love than this, You have overcome the grave, Your glory fills the highest place, What can separate me now? you tore the veil (you resisted the teachings of man that bind and hinder, the traditions, you trusted Me to teach you), You made a way (you believe My Word and I account that to you as righteousness), When You said that it is done (your hand is to the plow and will not look back, you have counted the cost and all else is loss), And when the earth fades (when mortality puts on immortality), Falls from My eyes (when I rest and My own are Kings and Priests), And you stand before Me (you desire to be a pillar in My temple and never leave My presence), I know you love Me (it is all the reward you desire), I know You love me (you are My friend I love you), At the cross I bow my knee, Where your blood was shed for me, There's no greater love than this, You have overcome the grave, Your glory fills the highest place, What can separate me now ( We are one)?

You think me prideful, full of myself? I just love God and all that He has done. I hate evil, pride and arrogance. I hate what wicked, self serving men have done to the weak and lame. To tell you the truth I no longer judge myself, nor do I care what people think of me. I want people to be just like me before God, take Him at His Word, be free. Throw away all the books, learn of Him, He is meek and lowly. Through Jesus our Lord, God has provided a way to know all truth, the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is a portion of Gods Spirit that can live in you. Constantly checking you, correcting, giving understanding. I am flesh, the only good in me is God. I believe His entire, whole, complete word. I see the Hand of God in all my life, He is Faithful. If I live or die, He is all I desire. If you hadn't noticed, almost everything the Lord sang to me is in His word, look it up. It is what He desires us all to be.

In my weakness, He is made strong. When God fails you, your pride, He is actually offering you a step up to His level, a partaker of the sufferings of Christ. When you accept, He loves you all the more.

John 6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

L,J,P&HG
Dave